city in central Germany, in the state of Thuringia: pop. 202,000
See Erfurt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕrˈfərt, -fo͝ortˌ)
A city of central Germany southwest of Leipzig. Site of an episcopal see founded by Saint Boniface in the eighth century, it was later a free imperial city and a member of the Hanseatic League. Population: 203,000.